Resource Road changes
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This has not been fully adopted yet, if there is a posted road side frequency it should be used. http://www.bcforestsafe.org/road_channels
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Incorrect. It has been fully adopted. It hasn't been fully implemented yet though. RR-# roads are starting to appear around the lower mainland now and we have come across a few that have not had the frequencies posted as well. So if you are a radio user it would be a good idea to print out a list of the frequencies or put them in your radios.
Sorry should have said implemented.
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Curious that it says amateur radios are prohibited?
So, we aren't legally permitted to use the frequencies for safety purposes, yet these are public roads?
"Two way radios require a mobile radio licence. The use of amateur, marine or user programmable radios is not permitted. Radios must be approved under RSS 119 issue 5 or later to accommodate these narrowband channels."
So, we aren't legally permitted to use the frequencies for safety purposes, yet these are public roads?
"Two way radios require a mobile radio licence. The use of amateur, marine or user programmable radios is not permitted. Radios must be approved under RSS 119 issue 5 or later to accommodate these narrowband channels."
Doesn't that refer to them (the people using those frequencies for professional use) not being able to use amateur radios? So we should be able to use those frequencies for safety on our personal radios, or is that also prohibited?
"Technically" not supposed to transmit on commercial frequencies with amateur grade equipment.
"...technically..."
As a recreationalist, calling out your kms on resource road can be a legal quagmire, but common sense seems to prevail, so far.
"...technically..."
As a recreationalist, calling out your kms on resource road can be a legal quagmire, but common sense seems to prevail, so far.
i dont think its the gear that matters but the licencing. if you got the licence for a particular frequescy, go ahead and use your ham gear. however, you ham gear should not be modified to transmit on the comercial range unless you got the licencing for all the possible frequencies. LOL
It's both. See Rob's extract above. IIRC It has something to do with amateur radios being optimized for the higher portion of the bandwidth vs the lower comm. freqs. Amateur VHFs will have sloppier signals in the lower part of the band.
With the old posted frequencies, you are also legally supposed to have written permission (from resource company) to transmit on that frequency in that area ... Not practical.
Plus you weren't supposed to transmit on those frequencies with a "field programmable" radio. Not sure the reason for that rule.
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You're also not supposed to drive over the posted speed limit or roll through a stop sign or give your a kid a peanut butter sandwich to bring to preschool or cheat on your taxes or lie to border guards or double park or do uturns or ...................see where I'm going with this. Haha.
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U-turns are illegal? hmm